vomer
New Head-Fier
Komatik, I didn't install drivers for mine, but I did have to choose audio output quality in Windows to get the Fiio to read 96K /24bit.
The route I tried, and there may be a quicker way, is:
Control Panel > Devices and Printers > Fiio USB DAC E17K > right click > Sound Settings > Playback > SPDIF Interface Fiio USB DAC E17K > Properties > Advanced > [drop down menu, choose] 2 channel, 16 bit, 96000Hz (Studio Quality) > Test. Apply, etc.
Note that there are only five choices in the quality drop-down menu, all 16 bit, but choosing the last and best 96 option worked to change the E17K to 24bit.
The device now switches on and says '48K 16bit', whether plugged into the laptop or not. But as soon as a sound source is played (Foobar, YouTube, etc), the display switches to '96K 24bit'.
The route I tried, and there may be a quicker way, is:
Control Panel > Devices and Printers > Fiio USB DAC E17K > right click > Sound Settings > Playback > SPDIF Interface Fiio USB DAC E17K > Properties > Advanced > [drop down menu, choose] 2 channel, 16 bit, 96000Hz (Studio Quality) > Test. Apply, etc.
Note that there are only five choices in the quality drop-down menu, all 16 bit, but choosing the last and best 96 option worked to change the E17K to 24bit.
The device now switches on and says '48K 16bit', whether plugged into the laptop or not. But as soon as a sound source is played (Foobar, YouTube, etc), the display switches to '96K 24bit'.